- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- leather, braid, velvet ribbon, and faille
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 x 23 in. (15.2 x 58.4 cm)
- H x W (with ties): 6 × 41 in. (15.2 × 104.1 cm)
- Description
- Cream leather collar from Mae's Millinery Shop. The collar is crescent shaped with loops of metallic gold braided tape attached along the bottom edge. Black velvet ribbon ties are sewn at each end. The reverse of the leather portion is lined with cream faille that is sewn only along the top edge, with the bottom hemmed but detached from the leather. There are no labels.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- collars (neckwear)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.57
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




